Elastic tire.



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have invented new and useful Improvements in Elastic Tires, of which the following is a specification. This" invention relates to tires andy more Lt particularly lto elastic tires.

The object of 4thei-nvention istlie provi sionv of a tire of this character which willy have a resiliency equal to the present form of pneumatic tire and which will not be ll aected by puncture.

A furtherobject of the invention is the rovision of a tire of this character formed 1n the manner vof outer casin 'for pneumatic 4tires and having inwardsrprojecting t ribs adapted. to be separated upon depres- 1 sioi'iof the tire, together with resilient means for hol A the pro'ectons together. I A. still rther` o ject of theinvention is the provision of a cushion tire adapted` to be l separated upon-depression of the tire, and `to be readily 'connected `and removed from the wheel rim` and having' means adapted to resistand absorb hea, shocks. Furthe'r jects of e invention will ap- Ypeaiwis the` ollowing specific description is read 4in connectionwit the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this' application,and in which rel is a transverse section through the. tir-'6;'. aixnodiied-forni.` Fi 3 is asimilar view showing afurthelr m iiication. 'Referringfmorefparticularly to the draw- Wzw- -ch to and' projecting -from one'yside'fthereof a flan e 2 having an'em .rbf thereo' n. his rifb is sdapd manga' ennlnn al' groove 4' orme in l e 15.? -Thetire 5 is substantially w horseshoe-shapxed in cross section and the ---,op`.posite1eg, om that' having the groove 1iris rovidedwith a groove 6 which is ena by a'rib 7 formed .on a rocking ring' 8 lockingring is adapted to be secured o to the tire or i'in'4 1 in any suitable manner,

alsf lzabolts 9, as shown. The separated Ao 1 intowhch from the up 1'.

e tirethe sep j y specification u.' Letten Patent.

npucaunfaiea. January io, 191i. sei-iai iro. enanas.

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Fig, 2 is a similar viewshowing 1 represents'therim or tire of the wheelV l tire an annular eoncavityef,

` maintaining. 29, 1911.

another, as shown at 12, and torni an annular chamber r13 which is normally closed from communication withl the cavity when the tireis in normal position.

Connecting the innei` edges of the ribs 11 together is an elastic webbing 14 which is connected to the outer side of the ribs by vulcanizing, or in. any other suitable manner, andA is provided, in the center, with a longitudinal rib 15 which is bridged be'- tween the ribs. This reinforcing -rib is adapted to widen out when stretched as willA 4 be hereinafter described so as to. absorb heavy shocks and properly reinforce the webbing. 4

Extending across the cavity. 10 and connecting theseparated legs isan elastic webbing's-l having its outer edges provided with l,circular reinforcing rib 17 adapted to be secured in a. pocket 18 havin a re stricted' mouth 19. This'.webbing is' con.-

nected in position across the cavity '10 by, bending the lower ends of the le out` wardly until the mouth 19 is su ciently enlargi to egli-mit the passage ofthe ribs 3 0 17.5 e w ing14 and the webbing 16 are continuous annular members, as are the -ribs 15 and 17 formed thereon. y

When the tire is de ressed under the weight 'of the vehicle t e ribs 11 will be proiected toward the rim 1 and separated against the tendency of 'the webbing 14.1to hold the same together and when excessive shocks are communicated -to thel tire the ribs 11 will extend inwardly far enoughto 90 engage the webbing 16 which will lprevent the tirefrom colla sing vand will absorb the shock instead ci) having it trans mittedV through the 'wheels' to the vehicle. l. f In order to lprevent. the".legs.of the tirel from coming together theinner portion 'of the legs are provided withlinwardly ex'- tending annular ribs 2 0 whichare engaged l by anges'21 formed on the Vring 422 which l Vsurrounds and is removably mounted upon 10 i the rim 1. This ring ina' be held in p aceV in any 4.suitable manner lit it is' believedy that in practice it will be found unnecessary to connect the ring to the rim, the engage. nient on eachside by the' tirebeingl'sulos..

cientjto hold4 it from lateral disiplaoeinelit.n'A

thus invention, what l' com risingga 0W im 1 f in. rreiwtion 1.1%.

. extending into the tire, and sii-reinforcedl resilient band connecting said lprojections and 'adapted to expand.` upon separation of the projections when the tire is depressed.

2.' A cushion tire comprising a body sub. .stantially horseshoe-shaped in cross section,

adapted to enga e' the expansiblefmemb when the tire is e ressed, and elastic illl'teans forcon'necting sai projections. ,fflf

In testimony whereof we aix our slg- 15` natures 1n lpresence of two witnesses.

GILES S. DOTY.

. lJOHN D. SHOY.v

Witnesses:

Jos. A. Coxn, K. ALLEN. 

